Xue acknowledges that the status of vice-minister can be useful for university administrators. "no matter where you go in China, people pay attention to rank."

薛澜也承认副部级的身份对于大学管理者是有帮助的，他说：“在中国，无论你走到哪里，人们都是会关注行政级别的。”

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When you visit me in China, we'll go. It's near my home.

当你去中国的时候，我们一起去吧，它就在我家附近。

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I warmly welcome you all to go to China and attend activities held during the EXPO. I myself and my embassy are willing to provide all kinds of assistance and support in this regard.

欢迎各位积极参加世博会期间的各项活动，我本人和中国驻荷兰使馆也愿为此提供全力协助和支持。

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"It used to be that if you wanted to set up an office in China, you had to go to Hong Kong, hire a lawyer, hire a banker and take them with you to China, " says Coppedge.

FORBES

If you look at a comparison of price-to-earnings in China to those in emerging markets, you have to go back to 2006 to find that ratio as low as it is today.

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Try to enroll in Mandarin classes before you go (Mandarin Chinese is the default language in almost every part of China), or try to teach yourself some of the basics -- the BBC website has a decent introduction to learning Chinese.

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